Blue-eared Kingfisher vs gratiola

Alcedo meninting compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Alcedinidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Gratiola
Species	Alcedo meninting	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	gratiola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.